The basic protocols I use is first treat the shock of diagnosis. Then I treat the fear of toxins and deficiencies.
Placebo is much more powerful than given credit and so is nocebo.
The question of which came first the hen or the egg gets played out endlessly in medicine.
First comes emotion, then thought, we move the physical by thought. We move the thought by emotion.
A very sick body also had/has a very troubled mind. When a conflict is resolved the body goes into a healing crisis.
What some call disease could be in fact a healing crisis. This should not be taken lightly as the body can be overwhelmed. This is when the MD is needed.